Online sources referenced during the development of the MCAParser project.
- ViaNBT - Library used for reading and writing NBT tags.
- Region File Format - Documentation on the structure and specifications of region files
- Anvil File Format - The new format minecraft uses, details the changes from region file format
- Chunk Format - information on the NBT data structure within Minecraft chunks, including layout and usage.
- NBT Format - information on the NBT (Named Binary Tag) format, its structure, and usage in Minecraft data files.
- Data Version - shows which minecraft version correlates to each data version
- Chunk Data Format - information on how data is stored and accessed in chunks
- Bitmasking - To read parts of the region file you will need to know how to work with bytes and bits.
- Video I watched to help me get started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpGsOdxcU2M